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Farcry and Shader Model 3.0

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bonkrowave

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Well I just fired up Facry with the 1.2 patch (shader model 3.0 patch) and it is amazing. I have only played farcry with a 9600 pro and the difference is astounding. with full AA and AF the game is beautiful. I cant seem to go higher then 1280x1024 for resolution because it is not an option in farcry to go that high. Yet I see all these reviews of SM 3.0 and they are playing at 1600 resolutions.

Would I have to force this resolution through tthe drivers or am I missing something
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First of all, does it say "SM3 Path Beta" at the top of your screen while playing Far Cry? If not, you are not actually running with SM3 enabled.
 
Yes it does ... I am like most of the people in this fourm who dont test things, dont get credible information, and talk out their ass /sarcasm

If it wasn;t using SM 3.0 .... I would not be posting this.
 
bonkrowave said:
Yes it does ... I am like most of the people in this fourm who dont test things, dont get credible information, and talk out their ass /sarcasm

If it wasn;t using SM 3.0 .... I would not be posting this.
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Here is a thought: don't act like a !!!! when you are asking for advice. :rolleyes:
 
bonkrowave said:
I am like most of the people in this fourm who dont test things, dont get credible information, and talk out their ass
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Don't you mean you are not? :p
 
To elaborate: listen, fuckwit. I was being thorough. Plenty of people have made posts indicating they have no goddamn idea how to run SM3, if it is working, etc. You are just some anonymous stranger on the internet who can’t figure out how to set the resolution in a game. Why the fuck should I assume that you are mister smarty-pants based on THAT? If you were so goddamn squared away, you would have fixed this yourself, wouldn’t you? So I started with the most basic possible problem, and was going to go from there based on your response. Instead you acted like a twat.
 
bonkrowave said:
Well I just fired up Facry with the 1.2 patch (shader model 3.0 patch) and it is amazing. I have only played farcry with a 9600 pro and the difference is astounding. with full AA and AF the game is beautiful. I cant seem to go higher then 1280x1024 for resolution because it is not an option in farcry to go that high. Yet I see all these reviews of SM 3.0 and they are playing at 1600 resolutions.

Would I have to force this resolution through tthe drivers or am I missing something
?
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It would certainly help to know what hardware you are running this on (especially video card and monitor). Does your monitor support 16X12? Far Cry DOES support 16X12 (I've run in that rez myself)

That being said, there are no real differences in the "eye candy" with the 1.2 patch using the sm30 path that I know of. Just slightly better performance. The upcoming 1.3 is supposed to be a different story.
 
Have you even tried setting resolution in Farcy ... the max listed is 1280 x 1024. Its pretty easy to set resolution from in the game ... but it does not give an option for 1600x . I was not trying to be a smart ass, I was just resulting to the lowest form of humor .. sarcasm

And the differences in farcry in the new patch i find incredible .. considering farcry 1.0 gives bad textures and shading with a 6800 GT

And yes my monitor supports 1600x .... maybe just a driver problem or something ???
or maybe the dual monitor setup is messing things up .... like it often does.
 
I think I am running FarCry at 1920x1200, I have to check when I get home...
 
bonkrowave said:
Have you even tried setting resolution in Farcy ... the max listed is 1280 x 1024. Its pretty easy to set resolution from in the game ... but it does not give an option for 1600x . I was not trying to be a smart ass, I was just resulting to the lowest form of humor .. sarcasm

And the differences in farcry in the new patch i find incredible .. considering farcry 1.0 gives bad textures and shading with a 6800 GT
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It does support 16X12. You may not have that option becuase your monitor does not support it. Is it an LCD monitor?

Sorry, I saw your updated post. Does windows see your specific monitor, or is it just listed as a "plug and play"?
 
Take your pick , I have tried my LCD and my CRT. Althought I did realize something strange. Depending on which output (of the 2 on the back of the 6800 GT) you plug a monitor into I get different resolution capabilities ??? Does this make sence ???

I am able to go to 1600 x in othe games ????

its half and half .. sometimes i boot up and it recognizes it brand and everything ... sometimes its just generic ???
 
poppachocks said:
It would certainly help to know what hardware you are running this on (especially video card and monitor). Does your monitor support 16X12? Far Cry DOES support 16X12 (I've run in that rez myself)

That being said, there are no real differences in the "eye candy" with the 1.2 patch using the sm30 path that I know of. Just slightly better performance. The upcoming 1.3 is supposed to be a different story.
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Actually I found it to look significantly better when you enable instancing as well.
 
bonkrowave said:
Take your pick , I have tried my LCD and my CRT. Althought I did realize something strange. Depending on which output (of the 2 on the back of the 6800 GT) you plug a monitor into I get different resolution capabilities ??? Does this make sence ???

I am able to go to 1600 x in othe games ????

its half and half .. sometimes i boot up and it recognizes it brand and everything ... sometimes its just generic ???
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What is the make and model and size of your LCD and CRT? You should be able to find an updated driver (ie .inf file) for both on the manufacturer's website.
 
bonkrowave said:
Have you even tried setting resolution in Farcy ... the max listed is 1280 x 1024. Its pretty easy to set resolution from in the game ... but it does not give an option for 1600x . I was not trying to be a smart ass, I was just resulting to the lowest form of humor .. sarcasm

And the differences in farcry in the new patch i find incredible .. considering farcry 1.0 gives bad textures and shading with a 6800 GT

And yes my monitor supports 1600x .... maybe just a driver problem or something ???
or maybe the dual monitor setup is messing things up .... like it often does.
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i've always run it in 1600x1200 since getting my gt and never saw any screwy textures or whatnot..what drivers are you using?
 
Make sure you have some monitor drivers installed. Hmm.. should be enabled anyway though, I get 1600x1200 on the demo version. When I run in High Def. it gives me all the custom resolutions. I like that it supports it. The game does support 1600x1200 but not sure what your problem is. Try a google search. If I come up with something i'll be sure to post quick.

Try reinstalling your video card drivers and monitor drivers. Do you get 1600x1200 with other games that support it?
 
where did you get the 1.2 patch?

I checked ubisoft & fileplanet & no luck. I thought they recalled that patch anyway
 
CastleBravo said:
To elaborate: listen, fuckwit. I was being thorough. Plenty of people have made posts indicating they have no goddamn idea how to run SM3, if it is working, etc. You are just some anonymous stranger on the internet who can’t figure out how to set the resolution in a game. Why the fuck should I assume that you are mister smarty-pants based on THAT? If you were so goddamn squared away, you would have fixed this yourself, wouldn’t you? So I started with the most basic possible problem, and was going to go from there based on your response. Instead you acted like a twat.
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Yes I think they may have recalled it .... oh well its not buggy on my machine ... farcry runs so smooth ... although only at 1280x1024 full AA and AF
Just google it. If you look hard enough you can still find it out there
 
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